In the Blog: wildlife

Winter Animal Tracks

An enjoyable activity in winter is identifying animal tracks. Although difficult in busy areas with heavily trampled snow, if you can visit a less-used spot or get out early after Read More

Humber Bay Park

Protecting the Vision of Humber Bay Park

Humber Bay Park was originally designed as a quiet refuge on Toronto’s waterfront. However, this natural sanctuary is now under threat by a proposal to allow noisy, polluting jet-ski rentals Read More

A Seasonal Refresher on Owl Etiquette

Everyone loves owls, and especially majestic snowy owls when they grace us with their presence in the winter. But constant viewing by nature lovers and wildlife photographers during the day Read More

Wildlife Protection

Did you know that TFN has a Wildlife Protection Group? This group was formed to education the public on how their behaviour can impact wildlife in our green spaces and Read More

Land transfers: for the birds?

If it sounds like Ploverpalooza is the punchline to a birder’s joke, you’d be wrong. The annual fest at Wasaga Beach is a birder’s dream though, celebrating local efforts which Read More

Toronto Field Naturalists wishes to acknowledge this Land through which we walk. For thousands of years, the Land has been shared by the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe. Toronto is situated on the Land within the Toronto Purchase, Treaty 13, the traditional and treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This territory is also part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum, a covenant agreement between Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Wendat peoples and allied nations to peaceably share the land and all its resources. Today, the Land is home to peoples of numerous nations. We are all grateful to have the opportunity to continue to care for and share the beauty of this Land.